Former Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik has hit out at a Gerakan leader for taking his words out of context to question the Penang chief minister about delays in kicking off the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

Ng described Oh Tong Keong's action as "despicable", adding that he never authorised the state Gerakan chief to "pick words" from his Facebook post.

The post, which has since been taken down from Facebook, had questioned delays in the construction works of the Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, an elevated highway in the state...